If you let go a little, you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot, you will have a lot of peace. If you let go completely, you will have complete peace.

The Dhamma unfolds in accordance with a definite sequence: faith, virtue, learning, generosity, wisdom, and insight.

Wisdom and compassion must be developed equally and harmoniously.

The seed of suffering in you may be strong, but don't wait until you have no more suffering before allowing yourself to be happy.

The essence of all phenomena is empty and clear like space. The nature of mind is awareness-emptiness like the sun and sky.

The state of mind that exists when you sit in the right posture is, itself, enlightenment.

The past is gone, the future is not yet here. Live in the present moment with awareness.

The five aggregates are not a theoretical model but a description of lived experience to be investigated through mindfulness.

The archer ceases to be conscious of himself as the one who is engaged in hitting the bull's-eye which confronts him. This state of unconsciousness is realized only when, completely empty and rid of the self, he becomes one with the perfecting of his technical skill.

The root of all mind is your own present pure awareness. Rest in that essence without seeking elsewhere.

The Four Noble Truths are not merely theoretical propositions but a framework for understanding and transforming our experience.

The purpose of Buddhist practice is not to become a Buddhist but to awaken to the nature of reality.

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.

The essence of Buddhist practice is to bring everything onto the path. Every experience becomes an opportunity for awakening.

Face your own anger and you will be free from anger. Face your own fears and you will be free from fear.

When we know the truth, we become people who don't have to think much, we become people with wisdom.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.

The treasure house within you contains everything, and you are free to use it. You don't need to seek outside.

If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.

The mind is everything. What you think you become.

Whatever we do, we should see ourselves. Reading books doesn't show us our defilements. Watch yourself. Watch your mind.

Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it.

When we understand that peace is not dependent on external conditions, we can find it in the midst of any circumstance.

When both body and mind are at peace, all things appear as they are: perfect, complete, lacking nothing.

Hope and fear come from feeling that we lack something; they come from a sense of poverty. We can't simply relax with ourselves. We hold on to hope, and hope robs us of the present moment.

Everybody has the light of Buddha within, but they don't look for it.

Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

Kindness is the solution to all of life's problems.

People who study a lot but don't practice are like a ladle in a soup pot. It's in the soup every day, but it doesn't know the taste of the soup.

The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness.

Share your knowledge. It is a way to achieve immortality.

The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.